Trent Reznor, Ulrich Schnauss, Boards of Canada, Radiohead
Idm, Downtempo, Electronic, Techno, Ambient
I think music of this sort can go a long way. I've heard similar ideas in games like Fable 2 and such. Perhaps more practice? Definitely quantize your notes where you don't want it to deliberately sound HUMAN, because non-human beepy sounds don't sound quite right unless quantized i've found.
Hey, you mass mailed and wanted my input, there it is. I think you have a ways to go yet... but thank you for sharing and growing with this vibrant international community :)